Honey's Exercise Ordeal

As promised, I am giving you an update.

We have a deal that Honey should lose weight before we have our little photo shoot. So far, he has been consistent with his football on weekends, and added to that, he bought a punching bag so he could literally lose weight WHILE STILL EATING WHAT HE LIKES TO EAT AT ANYTIME.

So... Today is my dayoff, and I had the chance to take photos of him in the patio doing his thing...

In addition to that punching bag, there is also this little exercise machine sitting in there that I only know as "The Health Rider"...

I also use the health rider when I am in the mood for some exercise, I do 500 crunches in a day. The health rider actually works your whole body.

I also would not like to discount the fact that Honey bought a set of this DVD called "Beach Body"...

The Beach Body includes five workouts: Total Body, Lower Body, Abs, Cardio, and Yoga Flex. I have to be honest that making Beach Body a daily routine is really an ordeal, I tried it a couple of times because I want to get rid of the baby fat in my thighs, and the rest of the times I just ignore it. I'd rather ignore it than do it, its a 10-minute exercise per workout category and it really sweats you out! The day after I'd be sore all over and I still have to wear high heels to work, and that makes it not fun.

Honey can really be self-disciplined, when he says he'll do it, he will find time for it so he can do it. I hope when the photo shoot day arrives, he will be in good shape, he did it last year, I am sure he can do it this time.

Nikon D7000 Update

I just placed my order!

Two days ago I discovered the huge sale around the internet. I have had enough positive reviews out of D7000 that I was convinced enough to buy it by hook or by crook. As planned, I already advanced my supposed to be birthday gift =) It is a split between us lovebirds, but that's alright, no complaints, at least naay ka split!

My order will come in a 17-pc kit, all accessories included plus 2 lenses. It was really a good deal. It was for $1500 all in all, free shipping, tax free, brand new sealed in a box, comes with the manufacturer's warranty. The processing time is 24-72 hours and the ground shipping 7-9 days. I am crossing my fingers that my new baby will arrive before we go LA. It better be!

I have decided that this new baby will be hands-off to anybody but us, and will be treated like a princess. I recall my first digital camera mishap, I had a Canon digital camera custom ordered in Japan years and years back, a friend borrowed it and the next thing I noticed the LCD was broken. I decided to keep everybody off the hook, I can't afford this thing to not last!

I Got A Weekend Off!

Finally! After dealing with a lot of negotiating, I confirmed this afternoon that I am getting a 2-day off! Los Angeles here we come! --- its not San Francisco anymore, I figured I wanted somewhere far.

Honey's going to be in Florida next week to attend his friend's bachelor's party, he will be gone for 3 days, and the weekend right after will be our precious lover's escapade! This is part of renewing the lover's bond to make the world go round, we couldn't just work too hard and not enjoy it!

So, therefore, I am thinking what we could do for those 2 days. I am thinking of going Disneyland, have a photo taken at the famous Hollywood sign, visit The Avenue of the Stars, and uhmmmm... the rest I still have to search on!

Unlike San Francisco,where it is always winter, Los Angeles' weather is overly agreeable so I could use my summer clothes, no sweat. All I could think about are the photos that we are going to take together, you'd probably not gonna see it on Facebook, but I sure will post some here.

Excited!

Our September: First Strike

So we planned to go shopping.

Yesterday, Labor day, was the smartest day to implement the plan. Oh how I love America! Did I tell you that shopping here during vast sale events is really AWESOME? Or beyond that! Items really go on TRUE SALE, and these items are always great finds!

Before we hit the factory outlet in Milpitas, we stopped over at our favorite buffet place in Sunnyvale, it was to prepare our body for the long and endless hours of walking around that big box! The Sunny Buffet is really becoming my favorite, what with its meaty crabs and delicious mushrooms! Yum!

Labor day by the way is not your usual shopping day, as expected, parking was scarce. Honey and me, together with my mother-in-law hit the mall at 2pm. I'd say that I am really picky when it comes to shopping, I have this particular thing in mind that I want to buy and that is what I search for when shopping, and I won't settle for anything else, unless I find a really appealing stuff, or worse, when I had to go home empty-handed, like what almost happened yesterday.

The story...

When we entered the mall, we stopped at PacSun first, a retail outlet that sells brands like Billabong, O'Neill, Roxy, Fox and their own brand. I wasn't surprised that Honey did not come out empty handed - it was where he found his 3 pairs of shorts, and maybe 5 or so pieces of shirts, my mother-in-law also got herself something. It was crazy, the store was selling items on BOGO (Buy One, Get One half the price) already, plus an additional 30% discount upon checkout, I mean, how cool is that?! Another good thing about America is, we can easily afford material things without working too hard on it, or saving months and months for it, we could get it whenever we want to as long as we are getting our paycheck. Yesterday, a day or two worth or work is enough to cover what we bought for ourselves actually, and of course, we were already very happy.

But... there was almost a mishap. 5 hours passed by and I still only have that 1 piece of dress from Hollister (original price was $39, on sale at $16, plus an extra 40% at checkout, and I only paid $9), I swear my mood turned bitter! I almost bought myself another set of undies or a bottle of perfume just so I would not go home empty-handed! Looking at Honey and mother-in-law just picking whatever they see really pissed me off! So I raised the red flag, and we were on our way to Macy's at the last hour, from Milpitas to Oakridge.

I was thinking to get me a pair of sunglasses or make-up, but then I decided to go for the make-up. I thought it was about time to stop buying drugstore cosmetics, I have been on them since the day I learned how to put them on... Though it was really quite a splurge, and I signed up again for another credit card just to get an extra 15% from my purchase, I went home a happy baby. =)

When I tried to put on that dress I bought from Hollister and it was really really so beautiful, Honey was about in time to decide he'll return an item or two (here goes another interesting story by the way, he bought 3 pairs of cargo pants at Old Navy, but all he wanted was the belt that comes free with them), and so I told him to get me another 3 pieces, and now I have 4 of them! I am ready for Philippines!

I Missed August!

...going back, August came and left without a warning. Since I got on this other job, it has been work and work for me, and Honey's on to his 2 jobs as well. There is still a thin line left in between for this shituation to be manageable, and for that I'm glad.

Life according to Honey, is becoming a routine - BORING.

So tonight, there will be a meeting about what to do two weeks from now. Since I am meeting my cousin in San Francisco, we would be planning a stay at the city and tour it and spend the night there somewhere. On August, we spent two trips with the family to do some crabbing at the pier by the Golden Gate, but we figured we missed a lot of fun stuff so therefore we're gonna pick it from there. Next month, my birthday month (yipee! excited for my DSLR) I hope we could go Vegas or Los Angeles, I really hope! I think I deserve a long weekend at work for my birthday!

I don't intend to skip posts, it is just that, when I get home from work, during the past weeks, I was busy catching up with "Minsan Lang Kitang Iibigin" on tv, and I swear I've been missing it since the finale.

Here is a list of the remaining updates that I should be dwelling on the next posts:

1. Honey's exercise ordeal
2. My dream bed set
3. The savings plan
4. My birthday gift haha! A DSLR - working too hard to get a Nikon D7000, and I swear I would not settle for anything less!

Now it is the unfortunate time to fix our room and fix myself right after. The Chinese food was really great, even though I spent $30 for two servings!